The Fragrance Around Erika

From Erika's every move, it was clear that her personality was almost a one-to-one replica of the "Yamato Nadeshiko" type idolized in a certain small island nation before Luo Mu had transmigrated.

Yet unlike the housewives of that island nation, Erika was not someone who merely handled all the housework, worried over household finances, and devoted herself to supporting her husband and raising children.

Her personality was unexpectedly resilient, and she also had a competitive side. More than that, she was diligently developing her own career along multiple paths.

A glimpse of that could be seen in the introduction she had given Luo Mu in the lounge earlier.

She worked as an ikebana instructor at Celadon University, the best university in Kanto, ran a perfume shop, served as a gym leader, and had even traveled all the way from the Kanto Region to participate in the Pokémon World Championships.

It was evident that Erika had not neglected her ambition in the slightest.

Therefore.

Luo Mu could roughly guess what sort of thing someone like Erika would choose as a souvenir.

After Oranguru opened the elegant gift box, several exquisite perfume bottles lay quietly within the velvet lining.

The bottles were made from high-grade crystal glass, refracting a clear, dewy sheen beneath the sunlight.

Their caps had been carefully carved into the shape of cherry blossoms waiting to bloom, with a tiny pearl set at the center of each flower that gave off a gentle luster as the angle shifted.

Different floral patterns were traced onto each bottle with delicate gold thread—elegant lily of the valley, refined wisteria, and fresh hydrangeas.

At the bottom of each bottle, the words "Celadon Perfume" were stamped in small gold lettering. The graceful handwriting looked as though Erika herself had written the original.

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